CGTN Iranian scholar: ‘If they strike Iran, then Iran will hit back harder’

US Defense Secretary Hegseth said the next few days will be “decisive” in the Iran conflict. Mohammad Marandi, a professor of literature and orientalism at the University of Tehran and a former adviser to Iran’s nuclear negotiation team, warns any escalation would be met with an even stronger retaliation.

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